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The education category highlights events dealing with learning, teaching, schools, and the pursuit of knowledge.
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National Student Employment Week urges employers to give student job-seekers a chance and celebrates the contribution of student employees around the country. With tuition prices rising yearly, more and m...
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Teach Children to Save (TCTS) is a free national program sponsored by the ABA Foundation. It organizes banker volunteers throughout the year to help young people develop savings habits early in life.
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Not sure what to do or think? Take a wild guess day gives you the license to be creative with your solutions and take a wild guess.
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For high school students with dreams of becoming collegiate or professional basketball players, National Signing Day in the spring is the first opportunity to sign a letter of intent to play in the NCAA D...
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World Heritage Day, or International Day for Monuments and Sites, World Heritage Day was created in 1983 by UNESCO to bring attention to the world's cultural monuments. Whether ancient buildings like the...
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World Week for Animals in Laboratories occurs the week of the United Nation's World Laboratory Animals Day, April 24. The goal of this week is to spotlight this issue and educate people about how animals...
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Chinese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The other official languages of the United Nations are English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Arabic. Each language gets its day yearly,...
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On April 20, 1999, two students from Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, entered the school, heavily armed, and proceeded to murder twelve of their classmates and a teacher. The two shooters the...
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Sky Awareness Week originated with meteorologist H. Michael Mogil and educator Barbara Levine, creator of "How The Weather Works." The event is celebrated in over 40 states and the District of Columbia. S...
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National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 and has grown each year exponentially, with thousands of volunteer projects and special events scheduled throughout the week. Plan or attend an event to cel...
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After School Professionals Appreciation Week is a joint effort of community partners, after-school programs, child development workers, and individuals designed to celebrate the people who make a differen...
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Since 1883, graduates of Texas A&M University have celebrated a muster of past graduates while honoring deceased graduates. Fondly referred to as Aggies, graduates gather for this highly anticipated event...
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World Creativity and Innovation Day, observed on 21 April, aims to raise awareness about the importance of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development. Creativity can be interpreted in v...
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Every Kid Healthy™ Week is an annual observance created to celebrate school health and wellness achievements and recognized on the calendar of National Health Observances. Observed the last week of April...
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Kindergarten Day in the United States and Germany commemorates the birthday of Friedrich Froebe (April 21, 1782 - June 21, 1852), the founder of the first kindergarten. Froebe first conceived the idea o...
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The last workweek of April is National Playground Safety Week in the United States. It's a week to focus on the importance of playground safety, including accident prevention or stranger danger. Playgro...
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Project Appleseed promotes National Public School Volunteer Week to encourage family and parental involvement in public school education. Several objectives play out throughout the week. It seeks to raise...
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National Student Leadership Week (NSLW) is a theme-based week dedicated to recognizing and supporting the critical role of student leaders. Since 1972, the national office of the National Student Council,...
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Many of the reports and white papers universities release result from the student-professor collaboration. Undergraduate Research Week honors the joint efforts of both groups and celebrates the results of...
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On April 23, 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K. Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov,...